Glare shield



f 1,641,889 Sept' 61927 'I H. H. IRWIN GLARESHIELD 'Filed June 2, 192e 2 sheets-sheen WITNESS; ATTORNEY sept, 6, 1927. 1,641,389 Y H. H. I RWIN' GLARESHIELD' Fil'ed JuneA 2. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet2 Patented Septl 6, 1927. Y ,Y

HENRY n. mwimor enfnnivvinnnsonfrn CAROLINA. f

GLARE Application filed June 2,

i ,This vinvention relates to ,an attachment.

forthe windshield of a motor vehicle or other vehicle, the general object of the invention being to provide a small frame 4having a transparent member therein which will act as an anti-glaredevice, with means tor shifting the frame to either a position where I combination and arrangementot the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.V Y

In describing my invention in detail, rei"- -erence will be yhad to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout ,the several views, and inwhichz- Y Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional view through a motor vehicle, showing the invention in use. n y

Figure 2is a side view of the device, with the transparent member in inoperative position.

Figure 3 is a similar view but showing is a sectional view showing they the arm of the -frame tened to `an interior wall of thel vehicle, as

shown in-Figure 1,s`o thatthe major por-v tion of the frame is spaced slightlyk from the transparent member in operative posiset arms 2 which are adapted to be iass.

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has an karciishyafplercl slot '3 therein and va yhorizontal arm 1' projects outwardly to 'a'vpolint in vvertical alignment with the upper extremity of said major portion. A lever 5l is pivoted at its lower end .to the extremity ot said arm 4 and a spring 6 tends to hold said lever in upright position. A trans-v parent member 7 is carried by a lframe 8 and said frame has at one end an angle arm 9 which has a block 10 thereon which en-` n gages the slot 3 and said arm is connectedv f witlrthe lever 5 by a screw bolt 11 which passes through the lever and through the block 10 into the arm.` A spring latch 12 Y is carriedy by the arm t and will engage the lever 5 when the same has been moved downwardly'into horizontal position and hold said lever in this position. In this position ot' theA lever, the Aframe 8 will be invvertical positionin the line of vision of the driver of the vehicle, as shown in Figures 1 and 3 so that thedriverV must look through the transparent member 7 in ordery to see the road ahead. This member 7 isof 'such a color that it will act as a filter to prevent blinding rays of light from reachf ing the eyes of the driver, thus preventing him from being blinded bythe headlights of other vehicles or bythe sun. When the lever 5fis in vertical position, the frame 8 and its transparent member will be in horizontal position, as shown in Figure 2, so thatV the driver will look under the same yandthus lthe device will be out of his Vline 'of vision.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a simple `and inexpensive device for preventing a driver of a vehicle fromv being blinded byv the sun or bythe headlights of other vehicles, it being simply necessary for the vdriver to push upon the lever 5 to move it from av vertical position to a horizontal position where it will be caught and held by the latch 12, to move the transparent member 7 in his lineV of vision. When the device is not to be used, the latch 12 is moved to releasing position so as tofp'ermit the spring 6 to return the parts to inoperative position.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novelfeatures of my invention will be readily apparent.`

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangements of the several parte, provided that such changes fell Within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is l. An anti-glare device ilor e vehicle comi prising zi supporting Jr'innie having an are- Shnped Slot therein, :i lever pivoted to the freine, :t Second freine, e transparent inembei carried thereby, :in erin on the second freine having' :i projection thereon engaging the Slot, ineens l'oi' connecting the :rrin with the lever, such ineens passing through the projection, means for holding the lever in its lowered position and means for holding the lever in its raised position.

2. An anti-glare device for :i vehicle eo1nprising a supportingl freine having an ereshzrped slot therein, n` lever pivoted to the frame, ay spring for holdingl the lever in raised position, n second freine, :i transpen ent ineinher carried therebyr en erin on the Second :tranne havingr :x projection thereon engaging the slot, ineens 'For Connectingl the :irni with the lever, such Ineens passing through the projection and e hitch for holding the lever in its lowered poeition.

In testimony whereof I nix in v signature.

HENRY H. lRWIN. 

